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Irwin Mitchell Combines with Scottish Law Firm Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie

Irwin Mitchell is investing in a Scotland-based law firm Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie with the two firms working in collaboration to provide a full suite of legal and financial services operating out of more than 20 locations across England, Scotland, and Wales.* The firms have complementary skills north of the border with Irwin Mitchell Scotland operating out of Glasgow predominantly in banking and finance,  complex personal injury work and some residential property work, while Wright, Johnston & Mackenz

In an unstaffed PRS block, a solution to handle parcel deliveries is vital

In a private rented sector (PRS) block, parcels can cause chaos. Without anywhere else to deposit a delivery, couriers leave parcels stacked up in corridors, where they often go missing or create a safety hazard for residents. If a property owner doesn’t address the situation, the result could be unhappy residents at the very least. Many PRS blocks exist today without an adequate solution to handle parcel deliveries. Where there isn’t a team of on-site staff to spend considerable time accepting and sortin

Leading international property management group Odevo grows UK presence as The Vegner Group joins

Odevo, the fast growing international property management group, strengthens its UK presence as The Vegner Group joins. The move takes Odevo’s homes under management globally to over one million. The Vegner Group is the fifth company joining Odevo this year across Europe and the US.   Vegner Group Limited is a leading residential property management group in the UK managing over 100,000 homes with nationwide reach across 20 office sites. Vegner specialises in Residents Management Company (“RMC”) clients,

Principle’s expanding London office wins six new estate management contracts

Principle will manage estates for exclusive leasehold apartments in a period property at 3 Callow Street in Chelsea, in a post-modernist building at 125 Alban Gate near the Barbican, and in a modern block at 9 Hanover Street near Soho. It will also manage attractive apartments in three period properties in the trendy north London suburb of Camden, at 20 Marquis Road, Rosslyn Hill and Fitzjohns Avenue. The six new contract wins come in the wake of Principle’s London office moving from former Soho premises

Irwin Mitchell Boosts Construction Team with new Partner Appointment in London

National law firm Irwin Mitchell is expanding its Construction & Engineering Team with the recruitment of a new partner, Joanna Preece, who will be based in the firm’s London office. The appointment takes the specialist construction team to fifteen, with four partners and two trainees. The team is led by Mark Clinton and sits within Irwin Mitchell’s Property Division which will now number 30 partners and over 150 qualified lawyers. Jo’s appointment is also a boost to Irwin Mitchell’s property team in Lond

Drum Property Group Completes Construction of G3 Square

Drum Property Group has released spectacular aerial photography of its G3 Square development in Finnieston, Glasgow, following the completion of the final phase of construction. The drone images show G3 Square’s proximity to the neighbouring SSE Hydro, Scottish Event Campus and the SWG3 entertainment venues - as well as being a short walk to a variety of fashionable bars, restaurants and boutique shops.  Drum has now completed G3 Square with the successful delivery of a £31 million build-to-rent developme

Rendall & Rittner appoints programme manager to implement technology transformation project

Leading property management company Rendall & Rittner has appointed Alan Todd as Programme Manager to oversee the delivery of its technology transformation project including MyPlace, its market-leading new customer portal. Alan will have responsibility for the implementation of the whole programme across all stakeholders internally and externally. His remit includes co-ordinating the rollout of the system across Rendall & Rittner’s entire portfolio of developments over the next 12 months, ensuring trainin

The Net Zero Government Target and its Impact on Leasehold Flats

In the face of escalating climate change, governments worldwide are taking decisive steps to reduce carbon emissions and mitigate the impacts of global warming.  The Net Zero Government Target has emerged as a pivotal strategy, aiming to achieve a carbon-neutral economy by balancing the amount of greenhouse gases emitted with the equivalent amount removed from the atmosphere.  This ambitious goal has far-reaching implications for various sectors of society, including the housing market, particularly lease

Another hire for the Estate Management Team at JSR

Ronni has has joined the Jackson Sims Recruitment team as a Senior Recruitment Consultant.     With over 8 years recruitment experience working on high profile roles, she is an expert in providing high level consultancy support across a vast number of sectors: Real Estate, Banking, Finance, Healthcare, Educational and Industrial.  With Ronni’s professional, approachable and caring personality, her interpersonal skills are fantastic, which creates a great bond between her and her clients/candidates.     Yo

Nine fully let flats on edge of Solihull available for £550,000 in Bond Wolfe auction

A development of nine self-contained flats on the border of the prime residential town of Solihull is appearing in Bond Wolfe’s livestreamed auction next month. The lot is made up of a pair of three-story, semi-detached houses which have been converted into the nine flats in communal grounds at 125 to 127 Oxford Road, Acocks Green in Birmingham. The freehold investment property is currently bringing in rent of well over £62,000 per annum and will be going into the auction on Thursday 14 September with an

Leading international property management group Odevo grows UK presence as The Vegner Group joins

Odevo, the fast growing international property management group, strengthens its UK presence as The Vegner Group joins. The move takes Odevo’s homes under management globally to over one million. The Vegner Group is the fifth company joining Odevo this year across Europe and the US.   Vegner Group Limited is a leading residential property management group in the UK managing over 100,000 homes with nationwide reach across 20 office sites. Vegner specialises in Residents Management Company (“RMC”) clients,

More carrot and less stick please

Despite recent planning decisions, new legislation and claims that environmental issues are high on the agenda, the government appears to be doing little to support those trying to invest and upgrade our old apartment blocks, “providing lots of sticks but few carrots, “ says Matthew Allen, Principal of residential asset management company, Addington Capital. Allen claims, “This is a serious issue. A majority of the c.27m homes in the UK were built over 60 years ago.  Approximately 3.1m of these older prop

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